Poseable elf doll having a thermoplastic head/neck and cloth-body retrofitted with strands of wire to render same poseable and self-standing

ABSTRACT

A poseable doll and method of retrofitting to form a poseable doll that has a thermoplastic head and a cloth body. A wire extends across a central region of the cloth body widthwise and into both arms of the cloth body. Two wires extend separately from respective ones of the legs of the cloth body across the central region lengthwise and into the head. Otherwise, a single wire is bent with its bend in the head so that the bent single wire can extend through the central region and into both of the legs. Terminal ends of all the wires are curled. The method may include retrofitting a non-poseable doll and include cutting stitching whose presence would interfere with positioning the wire into the cloth body to reach hands and feet of the arms and legs.

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REFERENCE TO A “SEQUENCE LISTING,” A TABLE, OR A COMPUTER PROGRAMLISTING APPENDIX SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISC AND ANINCORPORATION-BY-REFERENCE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of theInvention

The invention relates to a retrofit of a cloth-bodied doll having athermoplastic head and neck with strands of wire to render the dollposeable and self-standing.

2. Description of Information Known to the Inventor, IncludingReferences to Specific Documents Related to the Invention, and SpecificProblems Involved in the State of Technology that the Invention is DrawnToward

According to U.S. Pat. No. 4,573,940:

[Years ago, dolls were manufactured with flexible body members, as bybeing, for example, of stuffed fabric construction or else having a moreor less rigid torso to which the legs were flexibly attached. In recentyears, doll manufacture has seen the increasing use of plastics andsynthetic materials to provide relatively rigid constructions allowingthe legs and other body members to be re-oriented by the user and evento permit the doll to stand on its own feet.

However, there recently has been extraordinary commercial success for amore primitive, fabric type of doll having the homespun, fundamentallyhomely character of earlier dolls which, because of the flexibility andgeneral materials of constructions, are not ordinarily self-supportingand will not permit the legs to remain in a desired position. If theowner of the doll wishes to have the doll in a standing position, usemust be made of a doll stand. For example, collectors prefer sometimesto have dolls in a standing position on shelves; and a child may preferto have the doll stand as would a real person.

According to an online article authored by Ethel Leslie that it titled“How to Make Poseable Dolls” at the online addresshowtoadult.com/make-poseable-dolls-8622646:

An insertable wire skeleton is an easy way to make any cloth-bodied dollposeable. Placed inside the doll before stuffing and finishing, theskeleton frame may then be bent into a variety of poses. Florist wirewrapped in foam or batting is inserted into the doll's body like a realskeleton, giving stiffness and support to the doll before it is stuffed,decorated and dressed.

Measure the proportions of your doll, including the arm length from handto hand, the body length from the middle of the head to the crotch, andthe leg length from hip to foot. These measurements will be used tocustomize your skeleton.

Cut lengths of florist wire to match the arm span width, the length ofeach leg and twice the length of the body, as previously measured.

Fold the body wire over double, so it becomes an inverted V shape. Atthe two points of the V shape, attach the leg wires by twisting the endstogether. Tuck wires tightly to prevent sharp edges.

Lay the arm wire across the torso wire in a cross shape, so that the armwire would be sitting level with the doll's shoulders. Use the doll bodyas a reference. Cross wrap the arm wire to secure the piece in place,creating a stick figure-like shape.

Fold over the tips of the wire ends at the feet and hands, and bindtightly in foam strips or cotton batting. This prevents the wire fromdamaging the cloth on the doll's body.

Insert the skeleton through the largest opening in the doll body.Straighten and position the wire so that the top of the skeleton extendsinto the head of the doll, making a bendable neck, with each arm and legin the correct area of the doll body.

U.S. Pat. No. 1,590,898 shows a doll having a first wire having two endsextending respectfully into the two legs and having a loop in the middlethat extends into the head. A second wire extends between the arms andis connected at its center to the first wire by a flexible tie. Thefirst and second wires may be bent into desired orientations.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,136,484 mentions in its Abstract:

The improved bendable framework in at least a portion of the interior ofthe doll consists of at least one linear framework member consisting offlexible metal wire coated with an external annular layer of flexibleresilient plastic. The combination of central metal wire and annularplastic layer is preferably formed by extrusion of wire stock with insitu deposition of the outer plastic layer. The linear framework membertypically extends centrally and longitudinally through a limb of thedoll, so that the limb is bendable, and the terminal end of the memberat the outer terminus of the limb is retroflexed so that the terminalend of the wire portion of the member is bent away from direct contactwith the outer terminus of the limb. An entire internal framework ofspecific configuration and held together by at least one metal clip isalso provided.

It is desired to retrofit a non-poseable doll having a cloth-body and athermoplastic head and neck with strands of wire to render the dollposeable and self-standing, but without wrapping the wire around itselfor making a skeleton wire shape in advance before inserting the wirestrands. A non-poseable doll is one that cannot retain its limbs inposition when posed or self-stand on its own.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

One aspect of the invention resides in a retrofit for a cloth-bodieddoll with two or three strands of wire. Such is effected by removing thehead of the cloth-bodied doll to gain access to the interior of thecloth-bodied doll, cutting threads at seams as needed along the limbs ofthe cloth-bodied doll to gain access to the interior, and inserting thestrands of wire one at a time into the interior of the cloth-bodied dollso that a single strand of wire extends across the full length of botharms of the cloth-bodied doll and a remaining one or two wires extendfrom each leg to within where the head will be after the head isreattached.

If a total of two strands of wire are used instead of three, then therewill be just the remaining one wire, which needs to be long enough tofit into both of the legs and be looped within where the head will belocated after the head is reattached. If a total of three strands ofwire are used, then there will be a remaining two wires that can both beof the same length. Whether there are two or three strands of wire, theterminal ends of each of them needs to be retroflexed or curled. Thatway, the terminal ends of the wires are not placed in direct contactwith the outer terminus of the limbs. Instead, the bent portion of theretroflexed or curled portion is closer to the outer terminus of thelimbs than the terminal ends.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

For a better understanding of the present invention, reference is madeto the following description and accompanying drawings, while the scopeof the invention is set forth in the appended claims. The patent orapplication file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copiesof this patent or patent application publication with color drawing(s)will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessaryfee.

FIGS. 1-63 are color photographic views that show, in a sequentialmanner, sixty-four steps to followed to complete a retrofit of athermoplastic head/neck and cloth-bodied elf doll with three separatewire strands. FIGS. 1-60 and 63 show views of the rear portions of thecloth-bodied elf doll and FIGS. 61 and 62 show views of the frontportions of the cloth-bodied elf doll.

FIGS. 64-81 are color photographic views that show before and afterfront views of various thermoplastic head/neck and cloth-bodied elfdolls, that is, before retrofitting with wire and after retrofittingwith wire. FIGS. 66-81 show, in an alternating manner, the before andafter front views.

FIG. 82 is a schematic diagram of an outline of a doll showing placementof three strands of wire in accordance with a three-strand wireembodiment.

FIG. 83 is a schematic diagram of an outline of a doll showing placementof two strands of wire in accordance with a two-strand wire embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

My retrofit technique can be explained by carrying out in sequence thesixty-four steps the follow. Each numbered step corresponds to thefigure numbers in sequence. Thus, FIG. 1 shows the step that followsthat is numbered 1. FIG. 2 shows the step that follows that is numbered2. Such continues in sequence to FIG. 64 that shows the step thatfollows that is numbered 64. Prior to retrofit, the doll depicted isconventional and may be considered to be cloth-bodied, except for itshead and neck that are made of conventional polyvinyl chloridethermoplastic material. The cloth-bodied portion may be felt thatcontains conventional stuffing material to give the cloth body shape ina conventional manner. Further, cloth body is dressed in a felt outfit.

1. On the back of an elf under the white zigzagged-cut bib, there is aglob of glue. The glue attaches the white bib and the red body to hide acable tie head. The cable tie is around the elf's neck attaching it tothe red felt body. The cable tie head needs to be cut in order to removethe elf's head from the red body.

2. The white bib 1 and red body are made of felt, so are fragile andsusceptible to ripping. It is impossible to pull the white bib up to getto the cable tie head without ripping the red body or the white bib.

3. In order to accomplish the task of getting past the glue, I take themetal tip of a heated hot glue gun and press it against the glue 2 onthe bib and the body. The tip of the heated hot glue gun loosens theglue that attaches the bib to the body and eventually reveals the cabletie head that is around the back of the neck.

4. Once getting through the glue, the clear cable tie head 3 around theback of the neck end is exposed.

5. I use a wire cutter to cut and break the cable tie head 3.

6. I pull the cable tie 4 out of the fabric loop around the neck.

7. The head is removed easily once the cable tie is re-moved from thefabric loop around the neck.

8. Cable tie and head removed. Shall I need to replace the body of adamaged elf, I'd simply throw this body away and continue with thefollowing steps using a new elf body from elsewhere. If the body isn'tdamaged, I'd continue to wire the original body using the followingsteps.

9. I remove all the stuffing from the torso and the bag of beans locatedin the bottom. The bag of beans help the elf in the sitting positionprior to wiring, but creates a standing/balancing issue if left in thetorso post-wiring. I save the stuffing but discard the bag of beans.

10. I use a seam ripper to cut the threads 5 holding the white mittenstogether. This allows for me to add wire down the entire arm and handand permits posing of the elf post-wiring. If the threads are leftuncut, they would interfere with adding such wire and such posing.

11. The stuffing and bag of beans are removed and the white mittens arenow unattached.

12. I use a seam ripper to remove the seam stitching from the “joints” 6of the elbows, so I may eventually pass wire through those areas.

13. I use a seam ripper to remove the seam stitching 7 from the “joints”of the knees, so I may eventually pass wire through those areas.

14. I use a seam ripper to cut through the seam stitching 8 at the backof the leg closest to the elf's bottom.

15. I've cut approximately an inch through the seam stitching 8 on bothsides of the legs.

16. I use a seam ripper to cut through the seam stitching 9 under thearm or “arm pit” area.

17. I've cut approximately an inch through the seam stitching 9 on bothsides of the “arm pit” area closest to the neck and torso.

18. I remove and save all the stuffing from both the arms and the legs.This will allow a stem wire to pass through those areas a lot easier. Atthis point, the elf is completely void of any stuffing and is a hollowshell.

19. I then insert the end of one 18 inch (16 gauge) floral stem wire 24through the opening in the leg I created with the seam ripper.

20. I then wiggle and push the end of the stem wire 24 through theinside seam that attaches the leg to the elf's bottom 25. It doesn'ttake much force and easily glides through this area.

21. I repeat steps 19 and 20 in the other leg with a further stem wire28 and push both stem wires 24, 28 through the neck opening where Ire-moved the head.

22. I then insert the end of one 18 inch (16 gauge) floral stem wire 20through the opening in the arm pit I created with the seam ripper.

23. Just like I did in the legs, I then wiggle and push the end of thestem wire 20 through the inside seam that attaches the arm to the bottomof the neck (see circle 27). It doesn't take much force and easilyglides through this area.

24. The stem wire 20 then appears in the opening of the neck.

25. Just like I did in the previous arm, I then wiggle and push the endof the stem wire 20 through the inside seam that attaches the arm to thebottom of the neck. It doesn't take much force and easily glides throughthis area.

26. One stem wire 20 is now through the neck and runs down through bothends of the arm.

27. I've used a total of three strands of stem wires. I have twoseparate stem wires 24, 28 going from the legs through the neck and onestem wire 20 going from the one arm through the neck and out the otherarm.

28. I use the stuffing I set aside from the torso and place it back intothe torso and around the wires.

29. I use one four-inch (18 lb tensile strength) cable tie to replacethe head back on the body.

30. I feed the new cable tie 4 around the fabric loop of the neck.

31. Using a round nose pliers, I curl the ends 26, 30 of both stem wiresthat run through the legs, torso, and neck. This prevents the vinyl elfhead from being damaged on the inside.

32. I will then put the curled ends of the stem wire inside the elf'sneck and head 12.

33. The curled ends are inside the elf's head.

34. I use a needle nose pliers to tighten the cable or zip tie aroundthe neck of the vinyl elf head.

35. I use a wire cutter or scissor to cut off the excess cable tie fromthe head of the cable tie.

36. The elf's head is secure and you can only see the cable tie headjust as it was prior to me breaking the cable tie in step 5.

37. Just like I curled the end of the stem wire in the neck. I curl theend of the stem wire close to the hands or white mittens of the elf.

38. Curled end of the stem wire by the elf hand/mitten. Curling preventsthe wire from poking through causing injury or damage of the white feltmitten.

39. I then pull the other end of the stem wire so the curled end 22arrives at the opening under the arm pit.

40. I push the curled end 22 of the stem wire into the opening of thearm. I continue to push the curled end 22 of the stem wire all the waydown to the white mitten. The curled end will end up inside the whitemitten.

41. Once I can no longer push the curled end of the stem wire anyfurther as it's touching the end of the mitten 23, I then address theopposite end of the stem wire in the other arm. I will pull the elf'sarm taught prior to cutting the stem wire.

42. I leave about an inch to an inch and a half above the mitten toallow for enough wire to be curled on this end 22 as well. I cut off anyexcess wire.

43. Just like the previous hand, I curl the end 22 of the stem wire witha round nose pliers to prevent the wire from poking through the whitemitten causing injury or damage to the white felt mitten.

44. I then bend the wire in half so the curled end can reach the openingunder the arm pit. I put the curled end into the opening to feed thewire though the arm so the curled end reaches the inside of the whitemitten.

45. It's helpful to use a needle nose pliers to help push the wireinside and through the opening under the arm pit. Then I straighten outthe wire with my fingers by bending and applying pressure on the outsideof the arm.

46. The arms are now wired.

47. Just like in the arms, I push the stem wire in the legs up until thecurled ends hit the inside roof of the elf's head. This is important asit provides stability when balancing the elf to stand.

48. Just like in the arms, I will pull the elf's leg taught prior tocutting the stem wire. I leave about an inch to an inch and a half aboutthe tip of the foot to allow for enough wire to be curled at its end 30.I cut off any excess wire.

49. About an inch and a half of wire above the tip of the foot remainsto be curled.

50. I curl the end 30 of the stem wire with a round nose pliers by thefoot just as I did in the white mittens.

51. I grab the middle of the stem wire 28 with the curled end and bendit in half.

52. I bend the stem wire until its curled end 30 reaches the opening Imade in the of the leg just below to torso.

53. I put the curled end 30 of the stem wire into that opening and pushthe curled end all the way down into the foot just as I did with thearms in step 44. It's helpful to use a needle nose pliers to help pushthe wire inside and through the opening. Then I straighten out the wirewith my fingers by bending and applying pressure on the out-side of theleg.

54. I repeat step 47-53 for the other leg. Now I have two wired arms andtwo wired legs that can be bent for posing and balanced to stand.

55. I replace the stuffing 40 I saved back into the legs through thesame opening the wire went into. I use a wooden dowel to help me get thestuffing 40 all the way down the to the foot and in the length of thelegs.

56. I replace the stuffing I saved back into the arms through theopening the wire went into. I use a wooden dowel to help me get thestuffing all the way down the to the hand/mitten and in the length ofthe arms.

57. Once the wire and stuffing are complete, it is time to stitch thetwo openings 50 I made in the legs just below the bottom of the torso.

58. It is time to stitch the two openings 52 I made in the arm pitareas.

59. I use a needle and red thread and stitch the opening 50 of the oneleg shut using a conventional invisible stitch method for which thestitching appears hidden. The conventional invisible stitch method canbe described as involving the following steps: pull a needle and threadtightly, push the item away from the needle and thread, cut the threadwhere it exits the fabric and thus the thread will simply jump backinside the item to become hidden from view from the outside once it hasbeen cut, because it was being pulled tightly. An instructional onlinevideo for the method of making such an invisible stitch is titled “Howto Sew: The Invisible Seam Stitch|Hand Sewing Tutorial for Beginnersladder|Slip Stitch” at youtube.com/watch?v=WbE5hXt27uU&feature=youtu.be.

60. Then I move on to the next leg and close its opening 50 using theconventional invisible stitch method. The leg opening that was closedfrom step 59 using the conventional invisible stitch method can be seen.The opening 50 in the other leg will be closed in a like manner.

61. I repeat steps 59 and 60 for the two arm openings 52 using theconventional invisible stitch method.

62. Arm openings 52 are closed and the result after using theconventional invisible stitch method can be seen.

63. I use a hot glue gun and add glue under the bib 1 on the cable tiehead of the newly wired elf. This hides the cable tie head and preventsthe cable tie head from causing injury.

64. Complete. The elf on the left is a before. He cannot stand or beposed without wire. The elf on the right is wired. He stands and can beposed and positioned.

FIGS. 65-81 are sets of before and after photographs of conventionalcloth-bodied elf dolls of various manufacture showing their appearancebefore being retrofit with strands of bendable wires of the presentinvention and after being retrofit with strands of bendable wires inaccordance with the retrofit technique of FIGS. 1-64. The photographshave Before and After designations that relate to their appearancebefore and after the strands of bendable wires are inserted inaccordance with the invention. The elf dolls are not completelycloth-bodied in that their head and neck are made of conventionalpolyvinyl chloride thermoplastic material. Their cloth bodied portions(which may be felt) contain conventional stuffing material to give theircloth bodies shape and they are dressed in felt outfits.

FIGS. 82 and 83 are schematic diagrams indicative of the outline of anexemplary cloth-bodied elf doll 10 and showing the placement of skeletalwires within. The cloth-bodied elf doll 10 includes a neck and head 12(made of a thermoplastic material such as polyvinyl chloride resin), acentral body 14 and limbs include a pair of arms 16A, 16B and a pair oflegs 18A, 18B. The first stem wire 20 extends in each of the arms 16A,16B and through the central body 14 below the neck and head 12. Its pairof terminal ends 22 are curled or looped. In the case of FIG. 82, thepair of stem wires 24, 28 are provide with each extending from the neckand head 12 though the central body 14 and into a respective one of thepair of legs 18A, 18B. The pair of opposite terminal ends 26 of the stemwire 24 are curled or looped. Likewise, the pair of opposite terminalends 30 of the stem wire 28 are curled or looped. In the case of FIG.83, a single stem wire 32 has a bend 34 at its center so as to providefor two wire strands with each wire strand extending from the neck andhead 12 through the central body 14 and into respective ones of the legs26 in a substantially parallel manner with each other. The bend 34 iswithin the head 12. The pair of terminal ends 36 of the single wire 32are curled or looped. The bend 34 has curvature. The end result is aposeable doll that can self-stand.

FIG. 72 provides an example of a damaged elf body being replaced with anew body with wire. As can be appreciated from the “After” views ofFIGS. 70, 73, 75, 77 and 79, doll shoes can also be used to help balancethe cloth-bodied elf doll to self-stand.

A cable tie (also known as a hose tie, zip tie, or by the brand nameTy-Rap) is a type of fastener, for holding items together. The mostcommon cable tie consists of a flexible nylon tape with an integratedgear rack, and on one end a ratchet within a small open case at thehead. Once the pointed tip of the cable tie has been pulled through thecase and past the ratchet, it is prevented from being pulled back; theresulting loop may only be pulled tighter.

While the foregoing description and drawings represent the preferredembodiments of the present invention, various changes and modificationsmay be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

1. A method of forming a poseable doll, comprising: arranging stuffingand strands of bendable wire within confines of a cloth-body, thecloth-body including a body portion with limbs extending outward fromthe body portion, the limbs including a pair of arms and a pair of legsthat all terminate away from the body portion at respective distal endregions, the strands of bendable wire including a single strand thatextends fully into both of the arms and across the body portion, thesingle strand having curled ends within the respective distal endregions of the arms, the strands of bendable wire further including atleast one further strand that extends from the at least one of the legsand through the body portion and out of the cloth-body to terminate intoa further curled end, the further strand having at least one curled endwithin the respective distal end region of the at least one of the legs;and attaching a thermoplastic hollow formation to the cloth body, thethermoplastic hollow formation having a head and a neck contiguous witheach other, the neck having an open underside, the further curled end ofthe at least one further strand being within confines of the head, theattaching taking place by inserting a fastener into a fabric loop of thecloth-body that wraps around the neck and then tightening the fasteneraccordingly to effect securement of the cloth-body to the thermoplastichollow formation.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least onefurther strand includes another strand that extends from a remaining oneof the legs through the central region and into the head and having twocurled ends with one of the two curled ends being within the head andremaining one of the two curled ends being within the respective distalend region of the remaining one of the legs.
 3. The method of claim 1,wherein the at least one further strand fully extends into both of thelegs and has a bend within the head, the at least one further strandhaving an additional curled end that is within the respective distal endregion of a remaining one of the legs.
 4. The method of claim 1, whereinthe arranging of the strands of bendable wire is carried out to crossthe single strand and one of the at least one further strand with eachother without wrapping around each other and without connecting to eachother.
 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing anon-poseable doll having the thermoplastic head and neck and thecloth-body that encloses the stuffing; and converting the non-poseabledoll into a poseable doll through retrofitting by: providing access toan interior of the cloth-body by separating the thermoplastic neck andhead from the cloth-body to expose an opening in the cloth-body wherethe neck had been attached and by cutting stitching at seams in the armsand legs to expose openings where the stitching had been that had beencut; removing the stuffing material from the cloth-body via the accessto the interior that was provided; positioning the strands of bendablewire to extend fully into all of the arms and legs; curling ends of thestrands of bendable wire and positioning the curled ends of the strandsof the bendable wire within the respective distal end regions; puttingthe stuffing material back into the cloth-body; stitching to close theopenings in the arms and legs with thread.
 6. The method of claim 5,wherein the removing of the stuffing from the cloth-body includesremoving all of the stuffing so that the cloth-body is empty of any ofthe stuffing.
 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-poseable dollhaving the thermoplastic head and neck and the cloth-body also has acable tie in a fabric loop of the cloth-body that wraps around the neckand has a bib that is adhered to the cloth-body with glue, furthercomprising: applying heat to weaken the glue that adheres the bib to thecloth-body to reveal an opening of the fabric loop to access the cabletie that is within the fabric loop; and removing the cable tie from thefabric loop through the opening of the fabric loop after breaking a headof the cable tie from a remainder of the cable tie; wherein theinserting of the fastener with the fabric loop includes positioning afurther cable tie into the opening of the fabric loop to wrap around theneck to secure the cloth-body and the neck to each other; and adhering abib to the cloth body with glue so that the bib covers the opening ofthe fabric loop and is around the neck.
 8. A poseable doll, comprising:a thermoplastic hollow formation having and a head and a neck that arecontiguous with each other, the neck having an open underside; acloth-body that includes a fabric loop that wraps around the neck, abody portion and limbs that extend outward from the body portion, thebody portion and the limbs each containing stuffing, the limbs includinga pair of arms and a pair of legs that all terminate away from the bodyportions at respective distal end regions; a fastener within the fabricloop of the cloth-body that is tightened to effect securement of thecloth-body to the thermoplastic hollow formation at the neck; andstrands of bendable wire that are within confines of the cloth-body, thestrands of bendable wire including a single strand that extends fullyinto both of the arms and across the body portion, the single strandhaving curled ends positioned within the distal end regions of the arms,the strands of bendable wire further including at least one furtherstrand that extends from within confines of the head and neck to passthrough the body portion and into at least one of the legs, the at leastone further strand having a curled end positioned within the distal endregion of the at least one of the legs.
 9. The poseable doll of claim 8,wherein the at least one further strand is a single strand that has abend within the head and extends also into a remaining one of the legsto terminate into a further curled end within the distal end region ofthe remaining one of the legs.
 10. The poseable doll of claim 8, whereinthe at least one further strand includes an additional strand thatextends from within confines of the head and through the central regionand into a remaining one of the legs, the additional strand having afurther curled end within the distal end region of the remaining one ofthe legs, both the at least one further strand and the additional strandeach having another curled end within confines of the head.
 11. Theposeable doll of claim 8, wherein the single strand and one of the atleast one further strands cross each other in a manner that is free fromwrapping around each other and free from connecting to each other. 12.The poseable doll of claim 8, wherein the fastener is a cable tie, thefabric loop having an opening that provides access to the cable tiewithin; further comprising: a bib adhered to the cloth body with glueand covering the opening of the fabric loop to block access to the cabletie within the fabric loop, the bib being around the neck.
 13. Theposeable doll of claim 8, wherein each the legs have respective footportions, further comprising: shoes that are worn by the respective footportions of the legs. wherein the poseable doll is self-standing on asurface because the strands of the bendable wire in the legs arepositioned accordingly and because the shoes balance the self-standingof the poseable doll on the surface.
 14. The poseable doll of claim 8,wherein the poseable doll is self-standing on a surface because thestrands of the bendable wire in the legs are positioned accordingly. 15.The method of claim 1, wherein the legs each have respective footportions, further comprising: shoes that are worn by the respective footportions; and self-standing the poseable doll on a surface bypositioning the strands of the bendable wire in the legs accordingly andby balancing the self-standing of the poseable doll on the surface withthe shoes.
 16. The method of claim 1, further comprising: self-standingthe poseable doll on a surface by positioning the strands of thebendable wire in the legs accordingly.